(Trinidad Express) – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar attended a meeting of the 15-member United Nations (UN) Security Council which was open to UN member states which do not belong to the council. Trinidad and Tobago nevertheless decided to co-sponsor a resolution against terrorism sponsored by the United States just one day after she expressed “some reservations” about the move.
Persad-Bissessar was among the Heads of State and Governments representing their countries at the Security Council meeting who delivered statements in support of the resolution.
“As a firm believer in the ability of the United Nations to contribute to the resolution of international problems such as terrorism, Trinidad and Tobago has studied the text of the resolution (S/2014/688) and finds that despite some imperfections, the resolution provides a useful platform for the launch of greater international cooperation in the battle against terrorism,” Persad-Bissessar said in her statement at the Security Council meeting.
She also said that in keeping with the relevant provisions in “this historic resolution” Trinidad and Tobago would be “seeking to take advantage of cooperation mechanisms with other member states, whether bilaterally or in the context of other arrangements to improve” this nation’s ability to address several aspects in the fight against terrorism.
